Friday, March 12, 2010
India and Russia Build Ties With Pacts
NEW DELHI — India and Russia signed a series of agreements on nuclear, space and military issues on Friday, after a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Mr. Putin’s visit, and the warm reception he received here from his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, represent a warming relationship between nations with a long history of friendship that has been challenged by India’s increasingly cozy ties to the United States.
The agreements pave the way to build at least a dozen more Russian nuclear power plants for an energy-starved India, and to funnel more Russian weapons to India’s military.
The countries also reached agreements to work together on space and fertilizer projects, two crucial areas for India, which has sought to send rockets into space even as its farmers, who make up about 70 percent of the population, struggle to coax subsistence from the soil.
As a pioneer of the Non-Aligned Movement, India was officially neutral in the cold war, but in practical terms it had a much closer relationship with the Soviet Union than it did with the United States, a country it viewed warily for ideological and geopolitical reasons.
In a post-cold-war world, India and Russia remain important allies. India buys the vast majority of its weapons from Russia, and has invested in Russian oil and gas in an effort to guarantee supplies to keep its rapidly growing economy going. The countries also make up half of the BRIC Group of rapidly growing economies, along with Brazil and China.
Mr. Putin met with top political and business leaders, speaking to a group of industrialists in Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi via videoconference.
“Cooperation in high-tech is the priority for us,” Mr. Putin told his audience. “The Russian government is ready to directly support this activity, with the help of additional financial assistance.”
Russia is already building two nuclear power plants here, and Friday’s agreement paves the way for a dozen more. The signing of the nuclear agreement with the United States in 2008 made it possible for India to buy civilian nuclear technology despite its refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Since then firms in the United States, Europe and Russia have been vying to get in on lucrative contracts to build plants in the world’s second fastest growing economy.
New Toys made in 2010
In 2010, lots of new games were made and lots of new versions of game were made. One of them is Monopoly. Hasbro made a new version of Monopoly which you have to build your own game. You will have to join some pieces. (You are allowed to skip some pieces if you want. This version was made to you can also customize your game time limit.)
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